Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Sailing passage”

How do you prepare for passage? You asked, we answer #2

This week, we answer a question we receive from Robert: How much preparation do you do for each passage, and do you have assigned roles onboard? Ahead of our slightly over 100 nautical miles sail between Cascais near Lisbon in Portugal, and Lagos at the ...

Sep 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:12

Whirlpool of Messina (Charybdis) – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.22

Join us for a sail up the east coast of Sicily to the ancient town of Messina and through what was once the most feared passage in the Mediterranean, past the whirlpool Charybdis. - - Music acknowledgements - - Intro: Almost Famous Band - Mas que na...

Aug 25, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:50

86 – Motoring All the Way to the Gold Coast

It is always our preference to sail, but when faced with the choice of sailing in high southerly winds and huge swells (against the EAC) or motoring in light airs, Starry Horizons became a motor boat. We hoped that motoring would make this passage pretty ...

Aug 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:06

Wild Weather to Sicily – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.20

In our first multi-day sea crossing, we have a great sail... until we reach Italy, and then we come in for a wild ride! All part of the adventure of sailing around the world! Join us as we look at how we set up for night crossings - safety first! - and ou...

Jul 15, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:55

83 – Ridin’ the EAC to Sydney!

It's always nice to get a speed boost when on a passage and the East Australian Current is about as big as they get. Sailing down from Coffs Harbour to Sydney, we went out to the 100 meter depth line and started flying. The wind was from the north and we...

Jul 01, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:48

ADRIFT 100 MILES FROM LAND! [Adventure #115]

Beginning our longest passage to date, we set out for a 1300 mile sail from Mexico to Central America. What seems like a trying ocean passage quickly becomes a unique experience that can only be had on a sailboat. We get becalmed, adrift at sea 100 miles ...

Jun 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:36

81 – Sailing to Australia: Our Fastest Passage EVER!

Turns out, sailing fast is rather fun! Who knew??? After our friend Kyle left from New Caledonia it was time to get south for cyclone season so we set sail on the passage to Coffs Harbour, Australia. And it was an absolute blast! The wind was perfect, ...

Jun 10, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:43

NO LAND FOR 5 WEEKS [Adventure #111]

Are we still sane after 5 weeks away from land?! Come join us on a passage as we almost run out of food, dodge container ships, fix broken sails enroute, host some local wildlife and make landfall for the first time in over a month! ________________ We ho...

May 21, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:30

79 – Cheese, Baguettes and Mexican Food??? Sailing New Caledonia

When you think of New Caledonia and other French territories, your mind immediately goes to cheese, baguettes, wine, pate and all the other French delicacies. So imagine our surprise to find a grocery store full of Mexican food! After redeeming ourselves...

May 20, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:41

77 – A Fountaine Pajot Regatta to Vanuatu

The time had come to depart Fiji and this time we had a bit of company. Two other Fountaine Pajot catamarans joined us for the passage over to Port Resolution, Vanuatu. But before we could clear out of Fiji, we had to celebrate the Admiral's birthday! O...

Apr 29, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:35

Cave of the Nymphs – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep. 18

In our continuing adventures sailing around the world, we sail to Cephalonia, first the charming town of Fiscardo, and on to Sami and the magical Melissani Cave. Melissani Cave in Greek mythology was the Cave of the Nymphs. In Fiscardo, we moor by droppi...

Apr 20, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:34

75 – Sailing Across Fiji… With Hitchhikers!

Amy's family was coming to visit soon, which meant we had to say goodbye to the Lau Group and set sail across Fiji. Usually Amy and I do our passages with just the two of us, but this time, we had some hitchhikers! Alifereti and Koroi, two villagers from...

Apr 08, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:13

The Islands of Ulysses – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.17

In our continuing adventures sailing around the world, we sail to the islands of the mythical legend Ulysses - Lefkada and the charming town of Sivota, Meganisi, and his home island of Ithaca (and the not-to-be-missed beautiful town of Kioni) - immersing o...

Mar 30, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:13:14

73 – A Two Day Sail to Fiji’s Fulanga

Fulanga here we come! We're sailing through the incredibly remote Lau Group in Fiji and it's about a 140nm sail from Vanua Balavu down to Fulanga at the southern end. We could do that in an overnight sail, but instead we broke things up with a 70nm sail ...

Mar 18, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:32

BAJA BASH: THE EASY WAY [Adventure #102]

Sailing on our own terms, we go against the normal cruising route and continue our sailing passage north, heading up the Baja California peninsula. We sail close hauled and try to keep the actual bashing to the minimum, tacking our way up the coast. We a...

Mar 16, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:28

ESCAPE THE MAINLAND: FRIENDS & CREW [Adventure #100]

Picking up a new crew member in Puerto Vallarta, we set out with friends to escape the craziness of the city to the island of birds, AKA Isla Isabel, or Mexico’s Galapagos. We have quite the interesting sailing passage, with challenging headwinds, engin...

Mar 02, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:55

Paradise in Antipaxos – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.16

We're off into a sailors' paradise, the rugged coastlines, beautiful sandy beaches, torquoise waters and fair winds of the Greek Ionian Islands. We drop into Corfu to pick up Fil's mum Maria, then head for the twin islands of Paxos and Antipaxos where we ...

Feb 15, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:22

PASSAGE FROM SEA [Adventure #95]

It’s official - we are leaving the Sea of Cortez! Join us on a three-day sailing passage from Isla San Francisco towards Isla Isabel near mainland Mexico. We wait out weather, discuss our weather planning and weather routing, sail plan set up, safety i...

Jan 26, 2018
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:11

Mermaids and Fairytale Towns – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep. 13

In this episode we leave Montenegro's fjords and continue our sailing around the world adventures down the Adriatic coast for the fairytale towns of Budva and Sveti Stefan. Soundtrack acknowledgements: - Opening theme is our favourite Brazilian song Mas Q...

Nov 17, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:10:05

Sailing the Fjords of Montenegro – Tranquilo Sailing Around the World Ep.12

Continuing our sailing around the world adventures, we sail through Montenegro's magnificent fjords, right up to the town of Kotor. Kotor turns out to be one of our favourite towns so far in the trip, beautiful old buildings, great setting amongst the to...

Nov 03, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:15:13

61 – Sailing S/V Julia Part 4: Our Second Pacific Crossing is Complete!

S/V Julia sailed into Hilo, Hawaii on June 5th after 15 days at sea to mark the end of our second Pacific Crossing! And fortunately, this part of the passage didn't require me to jump in the ocean! Instead, we got to focus on fishing, sailing (after find...

Oct 11, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:17

Living Off the SEA [Adventure #77]

As we sail into the Northern Sea of Cortez, we soon realize that we are in for a longer passage than planned… but it’s all good because we hit a fish-catching streak, scoring Dorado and Pacific Sierra, which give us some awesome sushi and ceviche! We ...

Oct 06, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:22

60 – Sailing S/V Julia: Part 3 – We Got Stuck in the Pacific Garbage Patch!

Our second passage across the Pacific Ocean finally begins! San Francisco Bay gifted us a lovely fog to get started and off we went back out under the Golden Gate Bridge. The first few days at sea were a bit rough as we sailed upwind to avoid some nasty ...

Oct 01, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:23

58 – Sailing S/V Julia Across the Pacific: Part 1

Apparently, we liked sailing crossing the Pacific Ocean so much, we just had to do it again! This time we hopped on board s/v Julia, a Helia Evolution, to help her owners Tom and Susan learn all about offshore sailing. After tucking Starry Horizons in sa...

Sep 10, 2017
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:15

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